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2025 Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant

Grantor:
State Water Resources Control Board
Portal ID:
110835
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Program awards grants to reduce and mitigate the effects of nonpoint  source pollution - such as sediment, pesticides, and nutrients - to waters of the state. 

Description:

The program primarily funds implementation projects, but occasionally offers grants for planning projects. Examples of projects include livestock fencing to reduce sediment and nutrient discharges, agricultural best management practices to reduce pesticide and nutrient discharges, dredging contaminated sediment from pesticide-imparied waters, habitat restoration such as installation of large woody debris and riparian revegetation, and rural road inventories and repairs to reduce sedimentation and erosion. Most awards go to projects that improve impaired waters, but a small amount of funding goes to projects that protect high-quality waters, or that address a nonpoint source pollution problem created by a wildfire.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Most projects must quantify pollutant load reductions to waters of the sate. Projects must be part of a larger watershed plan to improve overall watershed health, unless it is a planning project.

Eligible Geographies:

Projects must address a program preference, which is a specific watershed or waterbody and pollutant combination that is identified by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Program preferences are listed in the grant guidelines.

Matching Funding Requirement:

the 25% required matching funds may be waived for economically disadvantaged communities if approved during the application process.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
July 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
10/2025 - 10/2030

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$4,500,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$50,000 – $1,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
25%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

Clean Water Act section 319; grant program contingent on receiving a grant from United States Environmental Protection Agency in summer 2026.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Each invoice package submitted to the Waterboards for reimbursement should be within 45 days of the end of the reporting period. The approval process will begin once all documents have been received within the requirements described in their unique subgrant agreement. 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Bryce Leuschen, 1-916-319-9078, bryce.leuschen@waterboards.ca.gov

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